I know a guy who works in the motor trade who tells me that lots of 02 and 03 zero mileage pre-reg Fiat Stilos and Puntos are currently being crushed at a major vehicle distributors in Ireland. I thought this sounded crazy, but apparently it's true. I've seen the cars up there and they're all 2/3 years old and haven't been driven in all that time. Last year a bunch of Puntos ion that compound had their engines sold and exported.

Bizzare!

Hmm, I'm sceptical. Where is this supposed to be happening?

National Vehicle Distributors in Baldonnell in Dublin.

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I would have thought it'd make sense to sell them. but maybe they don't want them to compete with their new car sales, or want to try and protect residuals a bit

I couldn't believe it either, but if you have 02 cars sitting in a compound costing money for 3 years, what do you do?

mad_colm said:

I couldn't believe it either, but if you have 02 cars sitting in a compound costing money for 3 years, what do you do?

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advertise them in the classifieds on www.fiatforum.com for really cheap prices and there be sold in no time

yeah that's what I'd've done too. maybe a few cars is so small in their eyes?

Surely they would discount them and sell them through the dealer network. I get the feeling that this is one of those anti-Fiat stories you hear from time to time.

they bought back loads of sei citymatics and sent them off to be brakers only, but they forgot to tell dvlc so some are back on the road, looks like there not taking any chances this time then

Fiat Ireland have too many pre-reg cars as it is. The person I heard it from deals with many different car dealers and has no anti-fiat sentiments, I was shown the cars in question (intact) and told that these were about to be crushed. apparantly the crusher is on site at the moment.

mad_colm said:

Fiat Ireland have too many pre-reg cars as it is. The person I heard it from deals with many different car dealers and has no anti-fiat sentiments, I was shown the cars in question (intact) and told that these were about to be crushed. apparantly the crusher is on site at the moment.

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did you not jump in one? and steal it?

see if they will sell them as brake only

Was tempted!
The place is amazing, tens of thousands of cars, every make imaginable. all with keys on dashboard. massive security on the gates. It's a car lovers heaven. just masses of new cars. they even have new cars that they've crashed on site in a corner!

Wow. I'm shocked.

then again, as you said it may be a vicious rumour, but I've heard it from a few people in the trade.

im sad now

I feel sad seeing a 13 year old Sierra being crushed. Imagine a shiny new motor

Hmm, I am yet to read/think of a reason why they would do it.

It doesn't make sense. By crushing a car they lose all ways; a crushed car is worth bugger-all and it costs money to have them crushed. They wouldn't sell them at a discount as this would affect the far more profitable sale of brand-new cars, but why not dismantle them for parts? Or even re-register them and flog them as brand new, as they effectively are new?